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NORMAN A. .LICHTY,.OF WATERLOO, IOWA, ASSIG'NOR T LICI-ITY METALPRUDUGTS COMPANY, 015 WATERLOO, IOWA, A CORPORATION OF IOWA.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919..

Application filed March 3, 1919. Serial No. 280,329.

To czZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, NORMAN A. LIOHTY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, and a resident of Waterloo, Blackhawk county, Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful improven'ients in Skylight-Window lramings, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to improvements in skydight window-framing, and theobject oi. my improvement is to provide a sky-light window-f'aming withlateral plate extensions adapted to extend under and support rootshingles, said plate extensions be ng formed with means for properlysupporting the shingles while deflecting moisture or rain therefrom.

This object I have accomplished by the means which are hereinafterdescribed and claimed, and which are illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Flgure 1 is a front elevation of a sky-light windowand its special framing of my invention as applied to an inclinedshingle roof structure, and Fig. 2 is an enlarged eross-sectlon of alateral or side portion of said window tlraming.

Similar numerals and characters of reference denote corresponding partsthroughout the several views.

li ly improved window framing B consists of a metal plate A having oneor more relatively large openings to be covered by glazing 8. This plateA is to be mounted in a 5 wellhnown manner over a suitable opening inthe sheathing 15 of the inclined roof of a hog-house or other building.The plate A. may be an integral one, or constructed of spaced horizontalstrips 10 and 12 connected at their ends to the ends of side strips 1 bysoldering or other means. These side-strips 1 are formed or rolled withinclined ribs, crimps or corrugations 2, spaced apart and raised fromthe upper surface of the plate. Shingles 1a are laid in the usualoverlapping relation upon the side-strip l and supported upon the raisedribs 2 thereon.

Any desired engaging or securing means may be adopted for supporting andsealing the glass-plates 8 over the openings in said window-framing. Thave shown a specific mounting for glazing.

Referring to said Fig. 2, the inner longitudinal edge-part of eachside-strip 1 is bent upwardly at a right angle at 3, thence downwardlyat a parallel to the part 3, thence at a right angle at 5, and thenceagain at a rlght angle at 6. The glass-plate 8 rests upon the upper edgeof the part 6, spaced from the part 5, and with its edge abutting uponthe part 4.. The parts a, 5 and 6, while supporting the plate 8, alsoprovide a channel for water. The numeral 7' denotes an angularly bentstrip placed astride the fold of the parts 3 and a and detachablysecured thereto by clips 9, the clips being soldered to the part l,passed through slots not shown in the strip 7 and bent upon the latter.Sealing-strips 11 extend over the upper edges of the plates 8, as alsoother sealingstrips 13 extend over the lower edges of the plates fromthe strips 10 and 12 respectively. The strips 7, 11 and 13 cover thejoints between the glazing and thesupports therefor.

The ribs or crimps 2 011 the side-strips 1, are preferably inclined fromthe outer edges 01 the strips downwardly toward theadjacent side-partsQ) of the window-framing 13, to deliver moisture away from the overlyingshingles 14, the ribs being of such an inclination and so spaced as toextend past each other and prevent passage of water or moisture.

The dotted lines in said Fig. 1 show the arnngement of said ribs underthe overlyin shingles, whereby the shingles are each supported on atleast two ribs, and as the ribs are positioned obliquely to theshingles, the grain of the latter is so crossed as not to be liable tosplit immediately overthe ribs as might be the case were the ribspositioned parallel with the grain or longitudinal with the shingles.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. A shy-light window-framing, comprising a plate having an opening andprovided with engaging'means for glazing about said opening, portions ofthe plate being crimped obliquely.

2. A sky-light window-framing, comprising a plate having an opening andprovided with engaging-means for mounting glazing along its innermarginal border, the end portions of said plate having spaced parallelerimps extending from its outer margin toward the engaging means.

A. sky-light window-framing, comprising a plate having an opening andprovided with a raised rim about the opening, said plate having on itsopposite end portions parallel raised parts arranged obliquely to- 5ward the adjacent parts of said rim.

4. The combination with sky-light Window-framing, of a plate borderingthereupon, said plate being formed at its ends with raised spacingprojections inclined from without downwardly toward the open 10 ing insaid framing.

Signed at Waterloo, Iowa, this 13th day of Feb. 1919.

NORMAN A. LICHTY.

